Who am I? What is my purpose in life? Questions that came up in me from an early age. I had the feeling that the universe had something else in mind for me.

It still took me many years to finally admit to myself that I couldn't live the life I was living. Until I reached the point that my fire slowly burned out, and I fell very deep. I see now that I needed to fall so far in order to wake up, to see the light. I started travelling and discovered other ways of living that sparked my heart.

Yoga came on my path and changed my life. When I was on my mat, I finally allowed myself to be me, to accept my body, to fully feel my emotions, to be in my heart and just be. And from that moment on I knew I couldn't go back to my life in the Netherlands. I needed to follow my heart and the spark that I felt in my heart, the feeling of finally being alive. I travelled more and lived in a beautiful spiritual community in Sweden, a place that for the first time felt like home.

Yoga became my daily practice, my way of living. I fell in love with Traditional Hatha Yoga, a practice rooted in the heart, so much more than a physical practice. And I felt that I wanted to share this with the world because yoga brought me back to life, and back home into my heart.

I did two Hatha Yoga teacher trainings and started teaching in my community. During that time I met my husband and the moment he asked me to join him to Australia I felt a full yes in my whole body. And here I am, living in this beautiful place, blessed with an amazing community. When life is flowing and I follow my heart, I know I am doing the right thing. And at this point in my life, this is exactly where I need to be. I look forward to meeting you on the mat and sharing my practice from my heart with you. Know that you are welcome as you are, you are perfect.

Paula provides an opportunity to step aside from the demands of a busy life through her Iyengar Yoga classes. As you step onto your mat, Paula guides you to anchor the mind in breath and sensation. In Paula’s class, you will explore a wide range of asanas (postures) including standing poses, seated poses, active dynamic work and restorative practices. When we practice yoga we are looking to develop evenness and awareness through both sides of the body, internally and externally as well as develop physical strength and flexibility.

We take the body/mind on a journey when we work with asana, this allows you to explore your range of movement and explore the breath. Physical and emotional strength and flexibility develop over time but more important than the stretch is the ability the practice has in leading you towards stillness thus helping you to release tension. We learn to pay attention internally. A rare experience in day to day life. We work as a group but to the capacity of you as an individual respecting the limitations of the physical body and what it means to be human.

Paula has been teaching yoga for over twenty years in studios in Melbourne and in the Bega Valley. She is committed to the ongoing journey of yoga and healing and offers group classes and private one on one classes for beginners, intermediate and experienced students. She looks forward to welcoming you to classes in Bermagui at Good Vibes Studio where you will leave the class feeling refreshed and uplifted.

Creator and Zen Coach Marenn enjoys deep presence and connection with nature, and shares this with the world through his loved jewellery creations and workshops, transformation retreats and personalised zen empowerment coaching. Skilled with nimble hands and eye for detail Marenn is the founder and creator of Blue Wren Zen’s exquisite handcrafted jewellery. His creations are diverse and constantly evolving, carefully crafted with top quality materials that are worn with joy by both men and women. Marenn and his wife Vera are known for their loving and joyful presence at many festivals and markets on the Far South Coast, and more recently for taking up management of the Good Vibes Studio in Bermagui”.

Caitlin is a nature loving Bermagui local who has studied and worked in early childhood education, wellbeing and art tutoring for over seven years.

She has studied science, visual arts and photography at University and is dedicated to supporting children’s holistic development and connection with the natural world.

Caitlin loves creating supportive, empowering and play based learning environments where children are invited to be themselves, to feel seen, heard and valued all while exploring the important language of creative arts.

Tora Jong is a certified Zenthai Shiatsu Therapist. She began her journey with Zenthai Shiatsu in 2020 which revealed a portal of deep curiosity, especially with her personal experience with chronic body pain. With a background as a Birth and Postnatal Doula, this deepened her passion in understanding our relationships with our bodies and inner landscapes as she embarked on further training as a therapist.

By listening to subtle cues of the body, she honours the body as a vessel of wisdom and resilience. Tora is guided by your unique rhythm and needs to meet you where you are in your journey towards vitality and inner harmony.